The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-06
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than Lucifer, and % demneu Democrat
in politics BY the Lord Harry! Ara
bella needn't think for minute that
she can foist young Pillkins on her old
dad rs his son-ir law. No. Stree. l
hate his poverty. / hate his pride. /
hate his demnition politics. hate his
very name-Pillkins--p !"
Pillkins was lawyer, and once upon
n time had been n rival Of my own. He
was proud lie was poor; and, moreover.
he was my sworn enemy. IL l could
spoil his prospects Of marriage with the
majors heiress, determined to do so.
Here was my revenge, and revenge is
sweet. That is, those who have had
on opportunity to know say it is, and ]
believe them.
"Pillkins knows what think OF his
trying to marry my daughter. I've told
him. Not only have told him in plain
words that he is afortune-huuter, but
I enforced it by kicking him off the
front piazza no longer ago than this
morning." went on the major.
"And what did he say to that?"
"Say." roared Philpot, prancing ang-
rily about the room. "Good Lord He
Just got up, bowed politely, lifted his
hat, if you'll believe mel the inpudent
dog and, says he, Since you adopt
heroic treatment, my deah major
feel obliged to follow your ex-
ample and prosecute this courtship
in q heroic mannah. I'll have your
daughter, or I'll die trying to win her.
RememL er that. But he's mistaken no
Pillkins will ever we'd Philpot-perish
the thought. overheard them plan
ming an elopement, and / intercepted o
note from him not two hours ago, in
which he gave her the details, and set
the time. even to the hour. 1t is to
take place tonight We give grand
party, you know, and she is to slip away
after supper, when the carriages are
drawn up in line before the pavement
and the guests are taking their depar-
ture. She is to put on long dark
wrap, and carry tuberose iii her hand,
by which he is to recognize her. There
is to be carriage handy. She is to en-
ter it, and the driver is to go to the
devil. But, unknown to Mr.. Pillkins,
Arabella's old dad is to put in his APP
pearance Just at this opportune time
and stop tho performance, and Arabel,
Ia herself is to be yanked upstairs and
sent to bed"
"And what am to do?"
"You are to come to the ball as guest.
I will introduce you to my daughter,
and you must shadow her during the
whole evening. She must not be al
lowed to svade us. l would go homo
now and lock her up and have an end
to it all but for the party. 1t would
never do for her to be absent when our
guests arrive. I've spent small for
tune on this party, and l want it to be
O success, and am determined not to
give up the entertainment, nor to allow
Pillkins to run away with Arabella."
"Tll be there early" said I, eagerly. |
"Do. I'll give you hundred dollars
to help me outwit the rascally Pillkins.
He's entirely too smart in his own estl-
nation. And if he thinks he will ever
feather his nest -fguratively speaking,
of course-with Arabella's $50, 600, why,
then, he'll do it through old Philpot's
mistake-that's all"
"You can depend upon me, and I
never expect to earn hundred dollars
more easily than will tonight, my
dear major. Let me see: tuberoses-
dark wraps waiting carriages at about
3 o'clock in the morning. give you
my word Mai. Philpot, that if Pillkins
gets at Arabella tonight you may use
my head for football"
"Good. I'll expect you early" and
with that hs tore himself away
I hired On elaborate evening suit and
took my way to the Philpot mansion.
The major lived in elegant style in a
big stone-house on Schuyler avenue.
| He had given me card, which sent
up by O servant. Instantly the major
came into the study where the servant
had conducted me to wait moment. !
"Gad" says he, you look like a
dandy"
II am o dandy" says I, for tonight,
any way. How goesit9'
''Lovely. Arabella suspects nothing.
She is rather more affeotionate than
| common, but, in view OF her intended
fight, perhaps not more SO than is nat
ural."
A heavy velvet curtain that concealed
doorway trembled slightly and caught
nv attention for moment. What II
somebody should overhear us; but no:
that was impossible. / stepped toward
the curtain, but at that moment the
beautiful Arabells herself appeared in
the farther recess.
my daughter, this Is Mr.. Sidesing-
or, of Columbus Miss Philpot, Mr..
Sidesinger," says the major, introduce
ing us. 4,
The major and I had agreed that 1
should be known that evening as